R is for…

Redundant
I don’t like doing things over & over that can be simplified – that’s why I love technology. Macros & Photoshop Actions are my friends. The ability to do things like mail merges and syncing devices makes me smile. Hot keys and keyboard shortcuts make me plain giddy.
Rainbows
I have a fascination with rainbows. Everytime I see one I need to take a picture. I’ve seen some pretty amazing ones over the years. The two best sightings were: 1) a double rainbow at Nags Head that I managed to catch a picture of the reflection in the wet sand, and 2) a rainbow over our Disney cruise ship that seemed to end just over the railing of the ship. Both were equally amazing!     
Remember when, reminiscing
I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or just because Keith and I have been together for over 20 years... but we seem to be saying remember when a lot lately. It’s usually followed by a funny story or inside joke and it makes us laugh all over again. Even the kids have started saying it and they haven’t been around quite so long. I’m glad that they have enough fun memories already to want to relive the ‘remember whens’.     
Really ? ! (Or ‘Seriously’ ? !
Usually said with much exasperation and/or sarcasm when I find things left undone that I know I told someone to do or something that just shouldn’t be. I suppose my Mom felt this way a lot too!

This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took atBig Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Diving into Life

Project Life that is. Looking forward to completing this project with my kids. I'm usually a digi scrapper but I'm going hybrid on this one to include my children in the process.
Check out becky higgins.com for more info.

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Workout for today

2 Water Aerobics classes: An hour of Hydro cycling and an hour of H20 Boot Camp.

My girl rocks the stage!

My little blondie, Summer, totally rocked her first time on stage - EVER! She was a little nervous when she first signed up for the talent show. She and her friend practiced and practiced and finally felt confident a few days before the show. After smiling through her entire dance performance, the first words out of her mouth afterwards, were "I want to do it again!" A star is born :-)

Watch them rock the stage!

Q is for...

 

Quotes, fascination with
I am the only person I know that has a Quotationary - a dictionary of quotes. I love them and use them often.
“if you think you can or can’t, you’re probably right”, “Everything happens for a reason”, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”, “Lead, follow or get out of the way”, “You can either follow your fears of be led by your passions”, “Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels”, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”, “Look me in the eye and tell me you did your best and that’s good enough”, “The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask”. “Dance like no one is looking”
My Mom always said that “life begins at 40” and I’d have to say that this by far has been the best time for me emotionally. I’m happy, I’m comfortable in my own skin and on a daily basis I think “Hey, Life is Good!”

Quirky
Definitely me! Punctual – not! Pantyhose – despise and boycott them. Control freak, I am - Wet socks – can’t stand ‘em.  I like every other nut except peanuts. Fresh cut grass makes me sneeze.

This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took at Big Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.

Happy Quirky Jerky Valentine's Day

It's funny the kinds of things exchanged in our house on V Day. This morning I showed my son the flowers I had gotten my daughter and asked if he wanted to see his gift. He half smiled I suppose expecting flowers as well. He was thrilled to find out I opted instead for beef jerky! You would have thought it was gold. So here's to a Happy Quirky Jerky Valentine's Day. Hope yours was special too :-)

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P is for…

Professional Heart Attack
When I got laid off in January of 2009 I was devastated. I had always been a working professional and had no idea what the future was going to hold for me. After going on an interview in Philadelphia, I most certainly received a 'sign' as to whether or not I should take the job. One of my main concerns was that I would have to travel too much. The job would definitely involve some travel. I had made many uneventful trips on Amtrak from here to NY to see my parents as well as trips from here to NJ for my previous employer. However on this trip there was a serious delay and it was uncertain if I was going to be able to get home that day. I knew then and there that the universe was telling me there had to be another way. Keith and I decided I would be a stay-at-home-mom and that's been working out fabulously!
See also: What I Know for Sure, unconditional love

Puns and other fun
I find wordplay amusing, from puns and palindromes, to analogies, and my favorite: alliteration. Who would have known that those things I was forced to learn in seventh grade would be part of my everyday?

Perfectionist, sometimes
I enjoy crafting on the computer because I can get things exactly the way I want them. I sometimes do crafty projects old-style and get frustrated when I can't get things to line up perfectly or when the adhesive doesn't do it's job. My Dad is a perfectionist, so I guess I got it from him – thanks Dad {sigh}.
See also: scrapbooking

This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took at Big Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.

What do you see here?

What do you see in this picture?

You may see a magazine and some gatorade and some bread. What I see is a true and kind friend, who knowing that I had been under the weather, dropped this care package at my door. Some bread to make toast to calm my stomach; some gatorade to replenish the electrolytes that were leaving my body too quickly and some juicy gossip with color pictures to take my mind off the misery.

So look again at this picture, and in it you will see a true friend. I am a lucky girl! (Especially now that aforementioned malady has been gone for weeks.) Thanks K!

Saturday morning lovin'

Ok folks, now get your mind out of the gutter… Weekends for us are all about being together which usually involves all 2 and 4 legged mammals living in our home. This is the proof of a very happy girl getting happily slobbered this very morning. I’m sure you can tell just by the look on her face that she absolutely adores this little fuzzy dog of ours. Rightly so, because this little pup is quite the love of the house.

Lady is being sure to be thorough and get every single part of Summer’s face nice and slobbery.

This is one pup loving kid and one kid loving pup. What could be better than this to wake up to on a Saturday morning? Unless you are referring to the fresh pot of coffee one wonderful husband brewed and brought to my bedside. Yep, a good Saturday morning indeed!

Slip sliding away

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O is for…

Occupations I've had
My very first job in high school was at the public library. I then worked for a temp agency for all of my college breaks. My first real job was at Computer Associates in the Acquisitions Department at a whopping $18,000 per year, eventually moving to the Collections Department. When we moved to Virginia Beach I worked as an office manager for a computer hardware company, then as a Marketing Assistant for a newspaper, and later promoted to an Online Sales Rep. After getting pregnant with Bryce, I quit the newspaper job and started my own bookkeeping business in order to stay at home with him. When he was one, we moved back to NY and opened our business and did that for 7 ½ years. My first job back in "corporate America" was as a Center Director in a Huntington Learning Center. Seven months later I was promoted to Operations Manager; did that for a year and then moved to the Franchise Sales Department and did that for a year. I changed companies and did Franchise Sales for Rita's Water Ice for a year until I was laid off due to the recession. I tended to stay at least a few years at each company as this paragraph represents a 20 year work history.
See also: professional heart attack

Overweight
I went on my first "official" diet right before our wedding. That was the beginning of the end. I often think if I had just embraced that weight and maintained it all these years I would've been much better off. I suppose that's why they say "hindsight is 20/20". I would love to look like this again.
See also: chocolate, food


This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took at Big Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.